In the other world. ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ : from the O.T. point of view Hades means simply the state of the dead. Thus both the dead men would be in Hades. But here Hades seems = hell, the place of torment, and of course Lazarus is not there, but in Paradise. ἀπὸ μακρόθεν : Paradise dimly visible, yet within speaking distance; this is not dogmatic teaching but popular description; so throughout. ἐν τοῖς κόλποις : plural here (cf. Luke 16:22); so often in classics.

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Old Testament